Châteaudun
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Commune of Châteaudun | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48.071667 1.33867 |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Châteaudun |
| Canton | Châteaudun (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Dunois |
| Mayor | Alain Venot (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 102 m–152 m (avg. 140 m) |
| Land area¹ | 28.48 km² |
| Population² (1999) | 14,543 |
| - Density | 510.6/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28088/ 28200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
| Image:Flag of France.svg | |
Châteaudun is a commune of the Eure-et-Loir département, in France. It is a sous-préfecture of Eure-et-Loir counting about 15,000 inhabitants.
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[edit] Geography
Châteaudun is located about 45 km northwest of Orléans, and about 50 km south-southwest of Chartres, on the river Loir, a tributary of the Sarthe.
[edit] Sights
Its château is known for being the first on the road to Loire Valley, from Paris.
[edit] Births
Châteaudun was the birthplace of:
[edit] Twin towns
Châteaudun is twinned with:
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Schweinfurt, Germany
- Image:Flag of Canada.svg Cap-de-la-Madeleine (amalgamated into the City of Trois-Rivières in 2002), Canada
- Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Arklow, Ireland
- Image:Flag of Spain.svg Marchena, Spain
- Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kroměříž, the Czech Republic
[edit] External links
- Official website (in french)
- Tourist office website (in english and french)
France Eure-et-Loir Chateaudun Chateau 03.jpg
Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir) Donjon and chapel of the château |
France Eure-et-Loir Chateaudun Place de la mairie.JPG
Fountain and façade of the town hall of Châteaudun |
Châteaudun was also a castle in Paris, France in between Montmartre and the opera house. It is located in the heart of the Theater District. It is now a hotel for tourists visiting France.
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